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Chris Lane @LaneLabURI

Studying biodiversity and comparative genomics with a focus on the evolution of parasitism in algae and protists. Department Chair. Co-Editor, J Phycol.

Joined June 2012
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Chris Lane@LaneLabURI
25 Mar 2025
It's just amazing to me that our senators, @SenWhitehouse and @SenJackReed talk about caring about America's military but can't find the fortitude to call for resignations in light of the recent Nat Sec scandal. When will they meet the moment?
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Dr. Ad Hoc@Brotinus
17 Jan 2025
Sounds like a press release about a bird building its nest
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Nathan K. Lujan@DrNathanLujan
10 Jan 2025
New tribe-level classification of Loricariidae by Jon Armbruster and myself now out in Neotropical Ichthyology. We also assign these two upper Orinoco endemic species, formerly in Pseudancistrus, to new genera and a new tribe.
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@FishInTheNews
10 Jan 2025
#NewGenusAlert - New tribe-level classification of #Hypostominae (#Loricariidae), with descriptions of three new tribes, #Peckoltini, #Pseudancistrini and #Stellantini with two new genera, #πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘šπ‘¦π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘₯ and #π‘†π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘Ž. πŸ”“ scielo.br/j/ni/a/Ds3Z4ckbjc7…
Armbruster, J. W., & Lujan, N. K.. (2024). New tribe-level classification of Hypostominae (Loricariidae) based on optimization of morphological states on DNA-based relationships, with descriptions of three new tribes and two new genera. Neotropical Ichthyology, 22(4), e240108. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2024-0108

ALT Armbruster, J. W., & Lujan, N. K.. (2024). New tribe-level classification of Hypostominae (Loricariidae) based on optimization of morphological states on DNA-based relationships, with descriptions of three new tribes and two new genera. Neotropical Ichthyology, 22(4), e240108. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2024-0108
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I know everything is on fire, literally and existentially, but I'm really proud of this paper out today, led by Kristina Terpis, with some amazing collaborators. We expanded sampling in photosynthetic stramenopiles and show total plastid loss twice! cell.com/current-biology/abs…

Multiple plastid losses within photosynthetic stramenopiles revealed by comprehensive phylogenomics

Terpis etΒ al. have significantly expanded the taxon richness and phylogenomic supermatrix of the photosynthetic stramenopiles. The resulting phylogeny places the non-photosynthetic Actinophrys sol...

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Man, I would like one year as Department Chair where the college and/or university is not facing some existential crisis, but this is not the year. Luckily everything at the national level should be chill....
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Max@mxwfx
4 Dec 2024
Makes you wonder who their CEO is too
More Perfect Union
@MorePerfectUS
4 Dec 2024
Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri has declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia for the full length of some surgeries. It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration. asahq.org/about-asa/newsroom…
Community note
This post is directly from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. This change follows medicare billing practices. cms.gov/files/document… Anesthesiologist providers very often have been found participating in surprise billing, and this change attempts to close this loophole. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…
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Chris Lane@LaneLabURI
21 Nov 2024
LOL, the biases of your eukaryotic taxa of interest largely not even appearing on a list of taxonomic bias.
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ISOP@protistologists
17 Nov 2024
Iron‑sulfur cluster biogenesis and function in Apicomplexa #parasites ElΓ©a Renaud, Ambre Maupin, SΓ©bastien Besteiro sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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PLOS Biology@PLOSBiology
13 Nov 2024
Warming seas threaten #coral-algal #symbiosis, & so reef #ecosystems. @Dr_Cnidariana @HolliePutnam &co show that #CoralLarvae alter nutrient metabolism by increasing N assimilation to maintain symbiotic relationships & survive thermal stress #PLOSBiology plos.io/4foh6lL
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Philipp Heimberger@heimbergecon
3 Nov 2024
There's a massive racial gap in tickets from officer stops, but there is none for camera tickets. New evidence from the US. What a chart. PNAS paper
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Changing my grill grate from stainless steel to cast iron has been amazing
Grill with veggie skewers and a pork loin with amazing grill marks on it, like you just wanna kiss it.

ALT Grill with veggie skewers and a pork loin with amazing grill marks on it, like you just wanna kiss it.
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Ramon Massana@RMassanaM
1 Nov 2024
Happy to share our last publication to evaluate the diversity and ecology of the (mostly) uncultured MAST clades, an eclectic collection of very small unpigmented protists. How marine are Marine Stramenopiles (MAST)? A cross-system evaluation academic.oup.com/femsec/arti…

How marine are Marine Stramenopiles (MAST)? A cross-system evaluation

MAST are primarily marine with notable exceptions within MAST-2 and MAST-12, where certain subclades are prevalent in freshwater and soil habitats.

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Memorable Halloween interaction: 5yo in a mix of older kids. Handing candy and she says β€œis this all you have?”. For some reason I say β€œI also have soup” and she says β€œI prefer soup”. ok so I get a can of soup and get back her mom is there and I explain and she was mortified.
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Narcissists do not co-parent: they counter-parent. They do not care about the psychological damage they cause to their children, as they will blame all of that on you.
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Anne Hilborn@AnneWHilborn
22 Oct 2024
Another example of police defunding everyone else
LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia@lacontroller
22 Oct 2024
As the City of LA goes broke, one of the many questions we get is: "WHERE ARE OUR TAX DOLLARS GOING?" πŸ€” The City just started a new fiscal year & if you want to know how the Mayor & a majority of City Council increased or decreased departments' operational budget, see below:
Bar chart that shows increases and decreases from last fiscal year to this fiscal year. bar length is based on the increase or decrease Department Decrease vs Increase from Last Year Street Services -$21.4M $(21,370,180) Fire -$17.6M $(17,553,814) Sanitation -$15.1M $(15,086,772) General Services -$14.2M $(14,218,589) Information Technology Agency -$9.8M $(9,821,141) Public Works -$8.2M $(8,239,136) City Administrative Officer -$6.1M $(6,108,252) Street Lighting -$5.3M $(5,344,987) Aging -$5.1M $(5,067,572) Controller -$2.5M $(2,484,338) Cultural Affairs -$1.9M $(1,898,798) Contract Administration -$1.4M $(1,408,128) Animal Services -$1.4M $(1,392,128) Department on Disability -$793k $(792,898) Council -$698k $(697,579) Econ. and Workforce Dev. -$557k $(556,944) Engineering -$373k $(372,615) Transportation -$324k $(323,538) Mayor -$190k $(190,146) City Clerk -$89k $(89,110) Youth Development -$77k $(76,845) Civil, Human Rights and Equity -$76k $(76,452) Zoo -$

ALT Bar chart that shows increases and decreases from last fiscal year to this fiscal year. bar length is based on the increase or decrease Department Decrease vs Increase from Last Year Street Services -$21.4M $(21,370,180) Fire -$17.6M $(17,553,814) Sanitation -$15.1M $(15,086,772) General Services -$14.2M $(14,218,589) Information Technology Agency -$9.8M $(9,821,141) Public Works -$8.2M $(8,239,136) City Administrative Officer -$6.1M $(6,108,252) Street Lighting -$5.3M $(5,344,987) Aging -$5.1M $(5,067,572) Controller -$2.5M $(2,484,338) Cultural Affairs -$1.9M $(1,898,798) Contract Administration -$1.4M $(1,408,128) Animal Services -$1.4M $(1,392,128) Department on Disability -$793k $(792,898) Council -$698k $(697,579) Econ. and Workforce Dev. -$557k $(556,944) Engineering -$373k $(372,615) Transportation -$324k $(323,538) Mayor -$190k $(190,146) City Clerk -$89k $(89,110) Youth Development -$77k $(76,845) Civil, Human Rights and Equity -$76k $(76,452) Zoo -$
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Journal of Phycology@JPhycology
22 Oct 2024
Why didn’t the #diatom cross the ocean? @ErinBorbee et al. reveal how ocean currents limit dispersal, transport nutrients, and influence protist diversity across the Indo-Pacific 🌊. Learn more: doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13465
Map of sampling locations in Indonesia showing the relative abundance of major eukaryotic groups (a). Bar chart of major eukaryotic taxa in water and sediment of each sampling location (b).

ALT Map of sampling locations in Indonesia showing the relative abundance of major eukaryotic groups (a). Bar chart of major eukaryotic taxa in water and sediment of each sampling location (b).
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Chris Lane@LaneLabURI
22 Oct 2024
Ok, sorry, I deleted the EPSCoR GRFP post because my direct interpretation of the RFP was incorrect. EPSCoR institutions will need to apply for these funds and the first application deadline just passed at the start of the month. These awards will be coming soon.
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Chris Lane@LaneLabURI
22 Oct 2024
If you are into comparative genomics, parasitism, phylogenomics, transcriptomics or weird microbial eukaryotes, drop me an email!
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia@lacontroller
22 Oct 2024
As the City of LA goes broke, one of the many questions we get is: "WHERE ARE OUR TAX DOLLARS GOING?" πŸ€” The City just started a new fiscal year & if you want to know how the Mayor & a majority of City Council increased or decreased departments' operational budget, see below:
Bar chart that shows increases and decreases from last fiscal year to this fiscal year. bar length is based on the increase or decrease Department Decrease vs Increase from Last Year Street Services -$21.4M $(21,370,180) Fire -$17.6M $(17,553,814) Sanitation -$15.1M $(15,086,772) General Services -$14.2M $(14,218,589) Information Technology Agency -$9.8M $(9,821,141) Public Works -$8.2M $(8,239,136) City Administrative Officer -$6.1M $(6,108,252) Street Lighting -$5.3M $(5,344,987) Aging -$5.1M $(5,067,572) Controller -$2.5M $(2,484,338) Cultural Affairs -$1.9M $(1,898,798) Contract Administration -$1.4M $(1,408,128) Animal Services -$1.4M $(1,392,128) Department on Disability -$793k $(792,898) Council -$698k $(697,579) Econ. and Workforce Dev. -$557k $(556,944) Engineering -$373k $(372,615) Transportation -$324k $(323,538) Mayor -$190k $(190,146) City Clerk -$89k $(89,110) Youth Development -$77k $(76,845) Civil, Human Rights and Equity -$76k $(76,452) Zoo -$

ALT Bar chart that shows increases and decreases from last fiscal year to this fiscal year. bar length is based on the increase or decrease Department Decrease vs Increase from Last Year Street Services -$21.4M $(21,370,180) Fire -$17.6M $(17,553,814) Sanitation -$15.1M $(15,086,772) General Services -$14.2M $(14,218,589) Information Technology Agency -$9.8M $(9,821,141) Public Works -$8.2M $(8,239,136) City Administrative Officer -$6.1M $(6,108,252) Street Lighting -$5.3M $(5,344,987) Aging -$5.1M $(5,067,572) Controller -$2.5M $(2,484,338) Cultural Affairs -$1.9M $(1,898,798) Contract Administration -$1.4M $(1,408,128) Animal Services -$1.4M $(1,392,128) Department on Disability -$793k $(792,898) Council -$698k $(697,579) Econ. and Workforce Dev. -$557k $(556,944) Engineering -$373k $(372,615) Transportation -$324k $(323,538) Mayor -$190k $(190,146) City Clerk -$89k $(89,110) Youth Development -$77k $(76,845) Civil, Human Rights and Equity -$76k $(76,452) Zoo -$

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Chris Lane@LaneLabURI
13 Oct 2024
Watching standup comedy on Netflix vs Amazon is like watching a show you paid for vs open night mic at a college bar.
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